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Geometry Difficulty 6.2 National olympiad Find the answer

In the below picture, TT is an equilateral triangle with a side length of 55 and ω\omega is a circle with a radius of 22. The triangle and the circle have the same center. Let XX be the area of the shaded region, and let YY be the area of the starred region. What is XYX - Y?

Solution

1. Define the areas:
- Let Z Z be the area commonly bounded by the triangle and the circle.
- Let X X be the area of the shaded region.
- Let Y Y be the area of the starred region.

2. Set up the equations:
- The area of the circle is composed of Z Z and three times the area of the starred region Y Y :
Area of the circle=Z+3Y \text{Area of the circle} = Z + 3Y
- The area of the triangle is composed of Z Z and three times the area of the shaded region X X :
Area of the triangle=Z+3X \text{Area of the triangle} = Z + 3X

3. Subtract the two equations:
Area of the triangleArea of the circle=(Z+3X)(Z+3Y) \text{Area of the triangle} - \text{Area of the circle} = (Z + 3X) - (Z + 3Y)
Simplifying, we get:
Area of the triangleArea of the circle=3X3Y \text{Area of the triangle} - \text{Area of the circle} = 3X - 3Y
Therefore:
3X3Y=Area of the triangleArea of the circle 3X - 3Y = \text{Area of the triangle} - \text{Area of the circle}

4. Calculate the area of the equilateral triangle:
- The formula for the area of an equilateral triangle with side length s s is:
Area of the triangle=34s2 \text{Area of the triangle} = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{4} s^2
- Given s=5 s = 5 :
Area of the triangle=3452=2534 \text{Area of the triangle} = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{4} \cdot 5^2 = \frac{25\sqrt{3}}{4}

5. Calculate the area of the circle:
- The formula for the area of a circle with radius r r is:
Area of the circle=πr2 \text{Area of the circle} = \pi r^2
- Given r=2 r = 2 :
Area of the circle=π22=4π \text{Area of the circle} = \pi \cdot 2^2 = 4\pi

6. Substitute the areas into the equation:
3X3Y=25344π 3X - 3Y = \frac{25\sqrt{3}}{4} - 4\pi

7. **Solve for XY X - Y :**
XY=3X3Y3=25344π3=25316π12 X - Y = \frac{3X - 3Y}{3} = \frac{\frac{25\sqrt{3}}{4} - 4\pi}{3} = \frac{25\sqrt{3} - 16\pi}{12}

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